Protectionism built american industry, free trade took it and moved it to China. 80% of the US population used to be middle class, now 50% lives on $26k or less.
Call and write to your local representatives, senators, and congressmen. Demand accountability from them. I wrote to all mine in upstate NY today. That is one thing we can do. They all have email too, and I always get a personal response back. Try it, let them know we are heartbroken over this outsourcing and closing our factories. Ask what they are doing to stop this. All of our once booming mill towns in NY are ghost towns. Please stand up to our leaders.
87k a year wages for the average worker who does not have any higher education than high school. even with wages getting cut in half and they can't live on 42k a year? you got to be kidding me. Dumb people living way above your means.
@TheCashistrash My thoughts exactly. I'm assuming that the guy in the video (Jeremy) making $87k a year has some form of post-secondary with a technical/trade degree/license. Regardless, $87k a year working as a Coal Saw Operator is ridiculous. His salary got cut in half to $43k, and he's talking about "cutting down." For fuck sake, half if his normal salary is still above the average income of a U.S. citizen. I hope Jeremy realizes how fortunate he really is. He's in a great position.
AMERICAN companies have no loyalty to their country, that's why they folded up and move to wherever labor is cheapest. Yet, they have the balls to tell Americans to buy their products simply because it's supposedly "US MADE" where we know not the actual origins of many of the parts as well as labor conditions practiced on US soil. Their workers are mostly illegal immigrants and those willing to work for the lowest pay with least compensation.
2. We should be concerned about the state of industry in the US and should either raise tarrifs or change our regulations. If you don't want tarrifs then
3. If the problem is with wages cut welfare and the minium wage- elimante both.
4. if the problem is with other regulations eleminate them
@upyr1 Ok, I don't know if you have studied economics, and I am not an expert. But I don't believe you understand the negative cascade of events if your suggestions were put into effect.
@BYPH I do understand the ramificatiions- you can't have everything- if a manufacturing economy is important If you want a minium wage and a whole list of regulatory protections and social programs then you need to have tarrifs in order to prevent companies from going to countries with a "more compeditive busniess enviroments" that lack these things.
People doing this type of work have NO BUSINESS making $80,000+ annually. That's just CRAZY! It's also true representation of the greed and laziness of the common American worker and his quest for excessiveness.
Meanwhile, too many of the rest of the world, including us educated Americans, must now rely on lower paying jobs because of these uneducated "good-ole boys" like the retarded redneck eating PB&J with his family continue to milk the higher paying positions dry. What a sad world.
An Indian earning 3 bucks a MONTH can do EVERYTHING these overpaid highschool DROPOUTS can do. Thats how pathetic the steel industry really is. These people are living in a bubble thinking that if only they can stop the "evil" foreigners (in the 70s: Japan), today: China, tomorrow: India/ Indonesia.
In reality, the steel industry is JUST SHIT. Just live with it and MOVE ON or follow DARWINS LAW: SURVIVAL OF THE STRONGEST.
If we really want to get our economy going again we need to start making and producing American Products in America. That we can export across the World. That would create millions of jobs.
I like the buy American clause- I just wished instead of letting the Bush tax cuts expire the government would raise tariffs on goods from countries we have a trade deficit with us. Aiming for balanced trade will help make both US and our trade partners rich.
I have met so many wonderful Americans in my life. The U.S.A is a beautiful and great country so buy American and take an active part in true change. As Americans we can do this and we will. Don't let a negative person get in your way. They only want you to fail as an American. Look past these individuals and move forward.
Good luck and buy American, to all my fellow citizens and good peoples throughout the world, take care.
why should we limit the Chinese from giving us a cheap steel stimulus?
if they are giving it away cheaper then it is to make, we are the winners...we will be able to employ more people at caterpillar and GM and sell them our cars....
protectionists cant see the gift that they are stamping on.
I would be proud to work for a man of his ethics anytime. I don't come cheap. I'm a stand up man with a high work moral. I depise political correctness. I say the truth whether you like it or not. I don't tolerate anything I don't like. I don't care if it offends others. I have always worked for myself, but if I had to work for someone else, this man would be the one. I like a man who makes no excuses, who takes responsibility and knows what it takes to get the job done. America lost this value.
So you admit limited protectionism is necessary as the worlds economies globalize. Good to see. I am disappointed to see you have nothing to add other then suggest we impose tariffs like the Chinese. Sorry, but I think that is a terrible idea. The key word is limited.
Don't be drowned out by the rhetoric. Your the only one choosing sides.
its not rocket science. What happened when we outsource jobs and products are made elsewhere??? We lose jobs.
Write your politicians and tell them to start fighting for americans and american jobs. tell them to include buy American clauses in more spending bills.
Hahaha, you have obvious bug in the system, which is monetary system and no one talks about it. How stupid you people are. To buy a foreign product in America, someone has to buy an american product in foreign country. Unfortunately you choosed Barack Obama instead of Ron Paul, thus I wish you death in misery you fucking idiots and traitors.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PROTECTIONISM. THE LACK OF WHICH HAS DESTROYED MILLIONS OF JOBS AND FORCED AMERICAN PRODUCTION CAPACITY TO A FRACTION OF WHAT IT ONCE WAS. ALL THIS IN THE NAME OF BENEFITING TRANSNATIONAL AND LARGE CORPORATIONS WHO CARE ONLY FOR THE PROFITS OF THEIR SHAREHOLDERS. FREE TRADE IS A FUCKING RACKET THAT ELIMINATES JOBS AND HAS DESTROYED COUNTLESS LIVES IN AMERICA>
@RSCII I don't care where it is built, if the product is shit i'm not going to buy it just cause it's american. Also, most "american products" have parts made in other countries. So, buying american is nearly impossible. Also, even if we did buy american it woudn't create jobs, that's up to the company, and the companies that go under would be unafected by us "buying american", they would still liquidate.
People need to realize that people from other countries hate America and its prosperity, and will do anything they can to take advantage of American's in their times of struggle.
Stop buying foreign goods, DON'T send money to any foreign charities, support groups and organization that work to damage the economies of china, india etc...
Americas need to grow a spine and start standing up for themselves.
@doooobies332 extraordinary claim require extraordinary evidence. Saying that other countries hate us because were prosperous and they want to take advantage of us requires concrete evidence. If a product is good it will get recognition, if the product is not good but is american it means very little to me. Suppose you did but the hypothetical bad american product chances are it's itty bitty parts were bought from other countries. It's not about countries it's about everyone having good tech
@ligerman30 You clearly have little grasp of the english language.You also don't have American's best interest in mind therefore your opinion means nothing.
People buy Chinese because its cheap, not because its quality. Anyone remember the Chinese lead baby toys. The Chinese care so little about our heath that they can't even put their shitty products through basic quality control procedures before they sell them.
Stand up for yourselves American!! Ask your congressman to end foriegn aid.
@doooobies332 I understand english i just have adhd. simply buying american does not create jobs, it simply funds the big buisness which decide to employ people. Simply giving buisnesses money does not ensure that they will spend it on employing more people. While I think outsourcing is taking away jobs it's not the root of the problem. The companies that went under caused more people to loose jobs than outsourcing. The drop in demand caused companies to tighten there belts or liquidate.
@ligerman30 I see what your saying but, Buying american and local products is good for America. There are many instances where buying american creates jobs and this video presents a perfect example. Limited protectionism works for America. China is doing the same thing It's time we fight back.
@doooobies332 I have nothing wrong with buying local! it helps those buisness expand. However, I'm not for protectionism it benifits us at the detriment to all other countries, it's sort of selfish. Protectionism is for example, a tarrif a large tax to artificially inflate prices of imports. The principle works, however, it will hurt foreign companies which need the money far more than we do, chinese white-collars make roughly $12,000 a year. I hope we can agree to disagre. :D
@ligerman30 So you admit that china has protectionist policies that hurt other countries and helps themselves.
You are also aware the ciniese economy is growing 10x as quickly as ours. If we don't start fighting back we are going to be a second class nation. It's a dog eat dog world and your naive if you think other countries give a shit about you. Do whats good for america not for some china man who makes us toxic lead baby toys to kill our children.
@doooobies332 You pretty much proved yourself that chinese products are shit. Well than guess we have nothing to worry about. Seeing as they have protectionist policies, you want to become like china? and have tarrifs? Am I getting this right? Your economic polarization is revolting think for yourself, make your own decisions observe both sides of the arguement, both of them are legitimate. Where side fails the other kick in for an effective economy and frankly it's sad you don't know this.
@doooobies332 Free trade is a hoax and it was forced on the world by america not the other way around.
Because of AMERICAN neoliberalist "CAPITALISM FREE TRADE" policy my hometown has become a desert and it was once an industrialized center of my european country. Thanks to the dumping prices of china and us corporations.
You americans cunts cry foul only now when it affects you. That's why I hope you go under. You are the only one in the world that deserves it righteously.
Then why are the Flag Pins for our vets this weekend say made in China on them? And Obama isn't even going to the ceremony! Shows who he cares about.
If the American people would only DEMAND that when OUR government buys ANYTHING on OUR behalf, with OUR MONEY, that they MUST buy it from American companies, our unemployment and fiscal problems would be solved, and Obama wouldn't have to steal trillions from our children and grandchildren to give it to his big business and union buddies.
@JRBeaman "our unemployment and fiscal problems would be solved," Oh yeah despite what the central banks have already done? Do you know ANYTHING about economics? You make it seem as if our GDP is lower than any other country. When in fact for only having 300 million American citizens. It's hell of a lot higher that most other countries. You can produce a lot, but that doesn't mean that your economy will grow in the the right balance with some things that are already fucked up in the system.
Ohh the irony Ameria/Europe spend the entire coldwar trying to convince the world to adopt there way of capitalism and freemarket. They finaly do and now they whine cause of competition rofl.
economically speaking it would be a stupidity to"buy american" or "buy european" etc that's exactly what happened in 1930 because of the closed economies the crisis became even worse.if america would really take this decision as a nation other countries and groups will follow and it will be certain collapse of the modern economy world wide despite what you think ,america is not 100% economically independent to be able "to close the borders"...
i think we should buy american by 70/hour is too much i get 7.5 an hours as sales man with no comission and no over time they should settle for 16/hour or so
Help Revive the US economy by buying American Products only this year! The government can not do it alone. We need to rally behind our US manufactures like we rally behind our sport teams!!!
Don't follow the ideas of corporatist, mercantilist socio-economic subjugation. That divides society into mercantile interest groups, retards liberty and wealth. Okay screw attempts to use theory, let's make this simple: reduced trade links leads to the economy shrinking within means that can be sustained by domestic demand. You want poverty? Then go socialist-fascist-mercatilist-corporatist-statist. Me, I'll opt for liberty to pursue wealth under anarchy OR govt that preserves liberty.
The steel industry is going thorough a business cycle and should not be stimulated or bailed out with a clause like this. The solution is to cut down production sell the surplus at a loss, quit collecting steel.
The other issue, if American mills are so much more efficient then foreign mills as is claimed why do they need a buy American clause, why don't they just use their efficeny and bid less.
Money speaks, efficiency means nothing if slave labor will save money. The US steeler can be the best worker in the world, but if a slave can do it for only $1 per day in Ukrain, the coompanies will go there for the steel
@SavageJim01 You are not the best worker in the world. US imports a lot of special steel it's not able to produce by itself. But certainly the US worker is the most overpaid.
I find it hard to believe your rhetoric. You sound just like one of those ass hats who are the very bastards who keep firing Americans and sending them to China.
If that is what you are doing, you sir are an anti-American!
Thanks for weakening the free West and helping hand our national power (economic, and even our ability to call on manufacturing for defense) to the PRC.
That's exactly the problem...these guys want the sun and the moon, and say it won't cost anyone anything. What this knothead doesn't get, is that China already has loans on this country. If they call them, due to this pro-union crap, then this guy will be the first to see ALL those jobs gone--FOR GOOD.
The only fog we need to get out of, is this idiotic idea that we can make $70/hr on a $13/hr job, and everyone can afford it.
The steel industry literally stabbed it's own people in the back by taking away their retirements and health care. These people gave their entire life building the steel industry.. and then the company want you to buy American or in other words buy their products after they screwew other Americans.. Something just not right here..
@igglesgirl419 Unions didn't destroy american industry. They just lowered the quality. Quality can be brought up again by competition. Domestic one.
Neoliberalism destroyed western manufacturing by transferring tech know how for free to slave labor countries. So western countries have no advantage over cheap labor.
If Walmart said they had no union, I'd put a clothespin on my nose and force myself to buy there just to support them. As it stands, I can't stand Walmart, but I'd give them my business then. Can you advise mo on that potterededwards?
right on man. the buy american clause would not be bad for other countries. and if they "retailated" that would be okey to. this would make societies more self efficient locally. the parasites don't like this.
No, not like the '30s, because the protectionism most want is not COMPLETE protectionism, but a cntrolled and smart form to repair the economy but at the same time still being open some to the rest of the world.
Rat Bastards. Buy American, Buy Union! If you want to buy japanese, move there. The best way to help our economy is to put our money into it. Those who complain about "hand outs" the auto makers have asked for, have forgotten about the banks. They were handed money, no strings .Yet, they are in the business of handling money. Where is their responsibility? Ask a bank to help make your house payment, will they give you money, no strings attached? Hell no! There's interest & fees, etc.
Oops! I meant to call them UNION HACKS! Because I'd personally rather make 20.00/hour and have job security than make 30.00/hour and be laid off and get 0.00/hour.
But that's just me. Obama would rather you make 0.00/hour - this way he can keep you down and have the ultimate control over everything!
If you want Socalist Healthcare, be prepared to give up your potato chips and beer and icecream or whatever snack you enjoy while you unwind. The taxes will be sky high on these items!
You've taken the first big step in realizing their big lie. The politicians grease the union head's palms and the black community's leaders palms. You all blindly give your vote to the dems and they live in mansions while you end up out of a job and the blacks end up repressed - still living in the ghetto. You know, holding these politicians to the fire would go a long way. Stop voting for the democrats and see if you end up with more in your pocket - and watch the union heads FREAK OUT!
Vote for a Republican and they live in Mansions, while you end up out of a job, and your son is shot in a useless war over oil. Then the blacks, whites, and other colors of the rainbow end up oppressed. If you were living the American Dream, you end up in the ghetto, and if you were already there, you won't have to uproot. Just peachy!!
Bubba, I'm proud of you. Your eyes have been opened. The democrats are NOT your friends. They are friends with the rich union heads who lie to you but are able to produce millions of votes to them. They're living high while you end up laid off. It works the same way in the black communitiy. The dems aren't their friends. Jesse and Al get rich off producing votes to the dems - just like the unions do - while the lemmings (union workers and black community) follow blindly along.
I will no longer buy UAW made cares. Foreign all the way for me. It's more patriotic to buy foreign than to contribute to the demise of my country at the hands of the theiving unions.
Hey we say we should lose our dependency on foreign oil ? I agree, but also our dependency on foreign products. Buy American Made -Safer Fairer Better Standars And Wages!!!
@bestwayusa1 The production of domestic oil would cost you triple of what you pay now with printed money which you do it for free. I'm sure you rednecks would love to pay 10 or 20 $ per gallon.
Also when you lose your reserve currency status how will you acquire other resources like copper which are found only in one place in latin america? How will you sustain your military bases around the world with worthless paper? Are you able to build some key industries in the shortest time possible?
check out John Riches shutten down detroit and the ibuyusa video on you tube the guy has great words. We cant be sheep and spellbound anymore by deceitful politicians, media, and forieign unfair trading countries wich are paying and owning these peoples greedy souls.They are not American Patriots They are about me not We.Support Fair trade Domestic owned. BUY USA on line and at stores. Country First !!!
If America is evil then leave it, and don't cry when you loose your job! And if you ever want to race that rice burner integra against my true American Muscle Mustang, bring it on!
Next thing will be shutten down the farms for cheap tainted china food. And tainted china fish will shut are fishermens jobs down to, yum yum. Wake up you sheep. Support USA goods Go on line to American made or Usa made, Country First.
Hey we say we should lose our dependency on foreign oil ? I agree, but also our dependency on foreign products. Buy American Made -Safer Fairer Better Standars And Wages!!!
Obama does not support "Buy American", Clinton put NAFTA into effect which destroyed the auto and other us manufacturing jobs. I am a Union member who is always being hit with Union propoganda about "Democrats are the workers best friend. Somebody is lyin' to somebody.
You are one of those union slugs begging for a bailout on your knees, like a whore wanting my tax money while you are building junk since the 80s????.. no way.... i hope all domestic junk builders GO OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!
I f you have a Super Center Walmart, get together with a large group of friends and load up carts with parishable items, milk and ice cream and meat. Hang out until ice cream begins to melt. Walk up to cash registers and ask if Walmart is Union. When they say no, tell them that you can't shop there and leave your carts at register. This sends them into a tail spin. Remember, you have as much right to refuse to do business with them, as they do with you. Good Luck, let me know how it goes.
The great depression was cause by a loss of USA jobs to cheap labor. In the 90s people were buying more American products, causing are economy to do much better . But than many sheep type people were fooled into buying cheap foreign products. Making owners of these companies richer and the middle class poorer. Than offering less wages or else. Threating to leave the Usa. Dont be threaten , support American owned companies whenever you can at stores and on line Fair trade not dishonest free trade
Trade is base on a product you dont have apples for bannans ext. not for thngs you do have. Free trade is a race to the bottom thinkng slave labor no environmental standards turn a blind i unsafe product thinkers These are the same people who buy blood diamonds.child forced labor products to save a dollar .. Hypocrites are what they are. Fair trade is trading with countries that have similar human rights and standards and wages. When you BUY AMERICAN we know most of these demands are met
What made the Great Depression so severe and long lasting was protectionist measures just like the Buy American clause, enacted by every country, which reduced world trade by 70%. Layoffs are acceptable in the long term because the economy will simply adjust; a natural process we shouldn't be afraid of. Workers will find jobs in other industries in which their countries can be more competitive. If anything, we should be eliminating trade barriers right now, not putting them up.
They are awfully quick to say protectionist aren't they?
I'm not sure but Nat. Geo had a show with Cat Earthmovers like the one in video made in Canada. Oh!!! Wiki says 51 plants in US, 58 throughout world. No wonder he doesn't like the idea.
Did anyone notice that the excavator used in Mr. Buy American's yard is a Komatsu? And the wheel loader looks like a Komatsu, or maybe a Volvo. Perhaps he should start at home and talk to Mr. Owens about some Caterpillar equipment!!
Here's something really sickening; My Girlfriend told me that she had learned in college the other day that a full 1/8 of imported goods from China go directly to Wal Mart. So it's easy to see the type of companies that are fighting against these measures. That is why we must all unite and fight to save AMERICAN JOBS! Yours definitely could be next, mine is already gone!!!!
Take the women workers exploited by Nike in Vietnam, whose situation we described in these pages last month (see Warning to Nike Workers: Do It--Or Else). Yes, the women making Nike shoes earned only 20 cents a hour, and some of them complained, on camera, that they needed an increase. So go ahead and turn a blind eye and support bad human rights.I cant Thats why I buy USA whenever I can in stores or on line.
If china or other countries made that same equipment, they wouldnt buy it from us. Soon as they do they no longer will buy that equipment. So dont worry about any trade war. That just a scare tactic for advocates of cheap labor.
Trade is base on a product you dont have apples for bannans ext. not for thngs you do have. Free trade is a race to the bottom thinkng slave labor no environmental standards turn a blind i unsafe product thinkers These are the same people who buy blood diamonds.child forced labor products to save a dollar .. Hypocrites are what they are. Fair trade is trading with countries that have similar human rights and standards and wages. When you BUY AMERICAN we know most of these demands are met
Americans make the best products in the world And are watched and policed by all American citizens to make sure products are made safely as can be Or they are fined or sued. Companys that leave USA in make products elsewhere is for low standers ,slave wages,ect Other countries have much more closed markets. In japan only 5% of there cars are foreign made because of there gov. and there more patroitic. Many Americans used to be, lets be again. Go on line to USA MADE. Fair decent jobs USA MADE.
@bestwayusa1 American products are the best? Then why are you buying all the "foreign crap" ? You know some time ago you could buy an american TV set instead of a sony. Why didn't you? Why didn't you bought a GM brand car instead of a toyota if they are the best?
Protectionism built american industry, free trade took it and moved it to China. 80% of the US population used to be middle class, now 50% lives on $26k or less.
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Call and write to your local representatives, senators, and congressmen. Demand accountability from them. I wrote to all mine in upstate NY today. That is one thing we can do. They all have email too, and I always get a personal response back. Try it, let them know we are heartbroken over this outsourcing and closing our factories. Ask what they are doing to stop this. All of our once booming mill towns in NY are ghost towns. Please stand up to our leaders.
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Great, but let me say you this if americans only buy americans products other countries can do the same with americans products in retaliation.
elchippe 2 months ago
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elchippe 2 months ago
Bad, cheaper imports are better they give competition.
videomakerman1232 3 months ago
87k a year wages for the average worker who does not have any higher education than high school. even with wages getting cut in half and they can't live on 42k a year? you got to be kidding me. Dumb people living way above your means.
TheCashistrash 3 months ago
@TheCashistrash My thoughts exactly. I'm assuming that the guy in the video (Jeremy) making $87k a year has some form of post-secondary with a technical/trade degree/license. Regardless, $87k a year working as a Coal Saw Operator is ridiculous. His salary got cut in half to $43k, and he's talking about "cutting down." For fuck sake, half if his normal salary is still above the average income of a U.S. citizen. I hope Jeremy realizes how fortunate he really is. He's in a great position.
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buy american o.O...but everything is made in china, well almost everything
CuestasV 8 months ago
@CuestasV Most guns are Russian or American so buy them
G1721jeff 5 months ago
AMERICAN companies have no loyalty to their country, that's why they folded up and move to wherever labor is cheapest. Yet, they have the balls to tell Americans to buy their products simply because it's supposedly "US MADE" where we know not the actual origins of many of the parts as well as labor conditions practiced on US soil. Their workers are mostly illegal immigrants and those willing to work for the lowest pay with least compensation.
Microglia1 8 months ago
1. The stimulus should not have been passed
2. We should be concerned about the state of industry in the US and should either raise tarrifs or change our regulations. If you don't want tarrifs then
3. If the problem is with wages cut welfare and the minium wage- elimante both.
4. if the problem is with other regulations eleminate them
upyr1 9 months ago
@upyr1 Ok, I don't know if you have studied economics, and I am not an expert. But I don't believe you understand the negative cascade of events if your suggestions were put into effect.
BYPH 6 months ago
@BYPH I do understand the ramificatiions- you can't have everything- if a manufacturing economy is important If you want a minium wage and a whole list of regulatory protections and social programs then you need to have tarrifs in order to prevent companies from going to countries with a "more compeditive busniess enviroments" that lack these things.
upyr1 6 months ago
People doing this type of work have NO BUSINESS making $80,000+ annually. That's just CRAZY! It's also true representation of the greed and laziness of the common American worker and his quest for excessiveness.
Meanwhile, too many of the rest of the world, including us educated Americans, must now rely on lower paying jobs because of these uneducated "good-ole boys" like the retarded redneck eating PB&J with his family continue to milk the higher paying positions dry. What a sad world.
iLoveTeabaginRetards 9 months ago
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iLoveTeabaginRetards 9 months ago
An Indian earning 3 bucks a MONTH can do EVERYTHING these overpaid highschool DROPOUTS can do. Thats how pathetic the steel industry really is. These people are living in a bubble thinking that if only they can stop the "evil" foreigners (in the 70s: Japan), today: China, tomorrow: India/ Indonesia.
In reality, the steel industry is JUST SHIT. Just live with it and MOVE ON or follow DARWINS LAW: SURVIVAL OF THE STRONGEST.
Elbottoo 9 months ago
@Elbottoo What percent of the cost differnce between US steel and Indian steel is worker pay vrs regulations?
upyr1 9 months ago
Boycott american products untill american stupids act NORMAL AND REASONABLE again. Untill than, fk them and let them suffer.
Elbottoo 9 months ago
proud protectionist here.
LouieArrighi 11 months ago
ALL AMERICAN PRODUCTS.
redtuco 11 months ago
8:43 The guy revealed his idiot self.
neonsilkworm 1 year ago
you still need iron ore to make steel
ajgolfer1 1 year ago
If we really want to get our economy going again we need to start making and producing American Products in America. That we can export across the World. That would create millions of jobs.
FRSFreeStatePlus 1 year ago
Wait, I found out why Zigi is so damn anti-American, he is NOT an American!
Zigi, America places billions of American dollars to maintain a military force to help keep peace all over the world, and that includes helping you!
You think we Americans are overpaid, well, if you have skills and ability, come to America, get your citizenship, and you can be paid just as well!
Other than that, we Americans who are being overpaid are also taxed to help pay for international aid
SavageJim01 1 year ago
I like the buy American clause- I just wished instead of letting the Bush tax cuts expire the government would raise tariffs on goods from countries we have a trade deficit with us. Aiming for balanced trade will help make both US and our trade partners rich.
upyr1 1 year ago
I have met so many wonderful Americans in my life. The U.S.A is a beautiful and great country so buy American and take an active part in true change. As Americans we can do this and we will. Don't let a negative person get in your way. They only want you to fail as an American. Look past these individuals and move forward.
Good luck and buy American, to all my fellow citizens and good peoples throughout the world, take care.
spearonez 1 year ago
American crap < Chinese crap
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doooobies332 1 year ago
why should we limit the Chinese from giving us a cheap steel stimulus?
if they are giving it away cheaper then it is to make, we are the winners...we will be able to employ more people at caterpillar and GM and sell them our cars....
protectionists cant see the gift that they are stamping on.
AnarchyEnsues 1 year ago
I would be proud to work for a man of his ethics anytime. I don't come cheap. I'm a stand up man with a high work moral. I depise political correctness. I say the truth whether you like it or not. I don't tolerate anything I don't like. I don't care if it offends others. I have always worked for myself, but if I had to work for someone else, this man would be the one. I like a man who makes no excuses, who takes responsibility and knows what it takes to get the job done. America lost this value.
DeutscheGesinnung 1 year ago
how hard is it? we should boycott companies that outsource our jobs to other countries. We should try and buy american whenever we can
Hummers222 1 year ago
@Hummers222 Hell yea im with you 100 percent
kurtgainz 1 year ago
if it's so hot why can I see their breath?
TBman256 1 year ago
So you admit limited protectionism is necessary as the worlds economies globalize. Good to see. I am disappointed to see you have nothing to add other then suggest we impose tariffs like the Chinese. Sorry, but I think that is a terrible idea. The key word is limited.
Don't be drowned out by the rhetoric. Your the only one choosing sides.
doooobies332 1 year ago
Buying american=more jobs for americans
its not rocket science. What happened when we outsource jobs and products are made elsewhere??? We lose jobs.
Write your politicians and tell them to start fighting for americans and american jobs. tell them to include buy American clauses in more spending bills.
doooobies332 1 year ago
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doooobies332 1 year ago
Hahaha, you have obvious bug in the system, which is monetary system and no one talks about it. How stupid you people are. To buy a foreign product in America, someone has to buy an american product in foreign country. Unfortunately you choosed Barack Obama instead of Ron Paul, thus I wish you death in misery you fucking idiots and traitors.
krokeman 1 year ago
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PROTECTIONISM. THE LACK OF WHICH HAS DESTROYED MILLIONS OF JOBS AND FORCED AMERICAN PRODUCTION CAPACITY TO A FRACTION OF WHAT IT ONCE WAS. ALL THIS IN THE NAME OF BENEFITING TRANSNATIONAL AND LARGE CORPORATIONS WHO CARE ONLY FOR THE PROFITS OF THEIR SHAREHOLDERS. FREE TRADE IS A FUCKING RACKET THAT ELIMINATES JOBS AND HAS DESTROYED COUNTLESS LIVES IN AMERICA>
RSCII 1 year ago
@RSCII "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PROTECTIONISM."
AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING EVERYTHING IN CAPS EITHER?
EpiDemic117 1 year ago
@RSCII I don't care where it is built, if the product is shit i'm not going to buy it just cause it's american. Also, most "american products" have parts made in other countries. So, buying american is nearly impossible. Also, even if we did buy american it woudn't create jobs, that's up to the company, and the companies that go under would be unafected by us "buying american", they would still liquidate.
ligerman30 1 year ago
People need to realize that people from other countries hate America and its prosperity, and will do anything they can to take advantage of American's in their times of struggle.
Stop buying foreign goods, DON'T send money to any foreign charities, support groups and organization that work to damage the economies of china, india etc...
Americas need to grow a spine and start standing up for themselves.
doooobies332 1 year ago
@doooobies332 extraordinary claim require extraordinary evidence. Saying that other countries hate us because were prosperous and they want to take advantage of us requires concrete evidence. If a product is good it will get recognition, if the product is not good but is american it means very little to me. Suppose you did but the hypothetical bad american product chances are it's itty bitty parts were bought from other countries. It's not about countries it's about everyone having good tech
ligerman30 1 year ago
@ligerman30 You clearly have little grasp of the english language.You also don't have American's best interest in mind therefore your opinion means nothing.
People buy Chinese because its cheap, not because its quality. Anyone remember the Chinese lead baby toys. The Chinese care so little about our heath that they can't even put their shitty products through basic quality control procedures before they sell them.
Stand up for yourselves American!! Ask your congressman to end foriegn aid.
doooobies332 1 year ago
@doooobies332 I understand english i just have adhd. simply buying american does not create jobs, it simply funds the big buisness which decide to employ people. Simply giving buisnesses money does not ensure that they will spend it on employing more people. While I think outsourcing is taking away jobs it's not the root of the problem. The companies that went under caused more people to loose jobs than outsourcing. The drop in demand caused companies to tighten there belts or liquidate.
ligerman30 1 year ago
@ligerman30 I see what your saying but, Buying american and local products is good for America. There are many instances where buying american creates jobs and this video presents a perfect example. Limited protectionism works for America. China is doing the same thing It's time we fight back.
doooobies332 1 year ago
@doooobies332 I have nothing wrong with buying local! it helps those buisness expand. However, I'm not for protectionism it benifits us at the detriment to all other countries, it's sort of selfish. Protectionism is for example, a tarrif a large tax to artificially inflate prices of imports. The principle works, however, it will hurt foreign companies which need the money far more than we do, chinese white-collars make roughly $12,000 a year. I hope we can agree to disagre. :D
ligerman30 1 year ago
@ligerman30 So you admit that china has protectionist policies that hurt other countries and helps themselves.
You are also aware the ciniese economy is growing 10x as quickly as ours. If we don't start fighting back we are going to be a second class nation. It's a dog eat dog world and your naive if you think other countries give a shit about you. Do whats good for america not for some china man who makes us toxic lead baby toys to kill our children.
doooobies332 1 year ago
@doooobies332 You pretty much proved yourself that chinese products are shit. Well than guess we have nothing to worry about. Seeing as they have protectionist policies, you want to become like china? and have tarrifs? Am I getting this right? Your economic polarization is revolting think for yourself, make your own decisions observe both sides of the arguement, both of them are legitimate. Where side fails the other kick in for an effective economy and frankly it's sad you don't know this.
ligerman30 1 year ago
@doooobies332 Free trade is a hoax and it was forced on the world by america not the other way around.
Because of AMERICAN neoliberalist "CAPITALISM FREE TRADE" policy my hometown has become a desert and it was once an industrialized center of my european country. Thanks to the dumping prices of china and us corporations.
You americans cunts cry foul only now when it affects you. That's why I hope you go under. You are the only one in the world that deserves it righteously.
2009zigi 1 year ago
@doooobies332 It's to time for you to isolate and stop spreading your "democracy" around the world.
2009zigi 1 year ago
watch?v=yue8U-m3XZU the Senate struck the buy American clause out of the bill.
Shows you who is looking out for us....
JRBeaman 1 year ago
Then why are the Flag Pins for our vets this weekend say made in China on them? And Obama isn't even going to the ceremony! Shows who he cares about.
If the American people would only DEMAND that when OUR government buys ANYTHING on OUR behalf, with OUR MONEY, that they MUST buy it from American companies, our unemployment and fiscal problems would be solved, and Obama wouldn't have to steal trillions from our children and grandchildren to give it to his big business and union buddies.
JRBeaman 1 year ago
@JRBeaman "our unemployment and fiscal problems would be solved," Oh yeah despite what the central banks have already done? Do you know ANYTHING about economics? You make it seem as if our GDP is lower than any other country. When in fact for only having 300 million American citizens. It's hell of a lot higher that most other countries. You can produce a lot, but that doesn't mean that your economy will grow in the the right balance with some things that are already fucked up in the system.
EpiDemic117 1 year ago
Ohh the irony Ameria/Europe spend the entire coldwar trying to convince the world to adopt there way of capitalism and freemarket. They finaly do and now they whine cause of competition rofl.
tomte47 1 year ago
dont look at if someone is republican or democrat look at what they stand for then decide
PresentAssassin 1 year ago 2
economically speaking it would be a stupidity to"buy american" or "buy european" etc that's exactly what happened in 1930 because of the closed economies the crisis became even worse.if america would really take this decision as a nation other countries and groups will follow and it will be certain collapse of the modern economy world wide despite what you think ,america is not 100% economically independent to be able "to close the borders"...
maiprafkprafu 1 year ago
i think we should buy american by 70/hour is too much i get 7.5 an hours as sales man with no comission and no over time they should settle for 16/hour or so
osmanramadan 1 year ago
so far the only tv set thats american is the predicta its pricy , but looks well built.
silverbird58 1 year ago
yes the ford courier pick up was dumped here at dealers ,at 50%or more
below japan cost yet ford didnt complain.
that was in 1978...
silverbird58 1 year ago
if we had a electronics base again here in usa it all coul flip overnite. lesly missers the point. he wants americans to buy american
silverbird58 1 year ago
Help Revive the US economy by buying American Products only this year! The government can not do it alone. We need to rally behind our US manufactures like we rally behind our sport teams!!!
mystevie31 1 year ago
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davidwe9 2 years ago
Don't follow the ideas of corporatist, mercantilist socio-economic subjugation. That divides society into mercantile interest groups, retards liberty and wealth. Okay screw attempts to use theory, let's make this simple: reduced trade links leads to the economy shrinking within means that can be sustained by domestic demand. You want poverty? Then go socialist-fascist-mercatilist-corporatist-statist. Me, I'll opt for liberty to pursue wealth under anarchy OR govt that preserves liberty.
Nintendomanwill 2 years ago
I had thought that Americans were pro-freedom and pro-trade...
kostasmitros1 2 years ago
Check out ibuyusa on you tube the guy has a good message.
bestwayusa1 2 years ago
Buy American in stores and on line at Buy Usa or American made . Time to come out of the fog. Dont be fools any more true Americans.
bestwayusa1 2 years ago
The steel industry is going thorough a business cycle and should not be stimulated or bailed out with a clause like this. The solution is to cut down production sell the surplus at a loss, quit collecting steel.
The other issue, if American mills are so much more efficient then foreign mills as is claimed why do they need a buy American clause, why don't they just use their efficeny and bid less.
Knoss 2 years ago
wages are much lower in other countries.
tonylee1973 2 years ago
If workers are more efficient that doesn't matter; if they are overpaid wage cuts are the only solution.
Knoss 2 years ago
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SavageJim01 2 years ago
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Money speaks, efficiency means nothing if slave labor will save money. The US steeler can be the best worker in the world, but if a slave can do it for only $1 per day in Ukrain, the coompanies will go there for the steel
SavageJim01 2 years ago
@SavageJim01 You are not the best worker in the world. US imports a lot of special steel it's not able to produce by itself. But certainly the US worker is the most overpaid.
2009zigi 1 year ago
@2009zigi
I find it hard to believe your rhetoric. You sound just like one of those ass hats who are the very bastards who keep firing Americans and sending them to China.
If that is what you are doing, you sir are an anti-American!
Thanks for weakening the free West and helping hand our national power (economic, and even our ability to call on manufacturing for defense) to the PRC.
SavageJim01 1 year ago
That's exactly the problem...these guys want the sun and the moon, and say it won't cost anyone anything. What this knothead doesn't get, is that China already has loans on this country. If they call them, due to this pro-union crap, then this guy will be the first to see ALL those jobs gone--FOR GOOD.
The only fog we need to get out of, is this idiotic idea that we can make $70/hr on a $13/hr job, and everyone can afford it.
cecilbdml 2 years ago
The steel industry literally stabbed it's own people in the back by taking away their retirements and health care. These people gave their entire life building the steel industry.. and then the company want you to buy American or in other words buy their products after they screwew other Americans.. Something just not right here..
UBeKiddinMe 2 years ago
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kip250 2 years ago
No to unions! The people make to damn much money to do minimal work - and then they can't be fired for malfeasance. Yea, unions suck.
Only Foreign, non-union cars for me.
Unions destroyed America, with a little help from obama.
igglesgirl419 2 years ago
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kip250 2 years ago
@igglesgirl419 Unions didn't destroy american industry. They just lowered the quality. Quality can be brought up again by competition. Domestic one.
Neoliberalism destroyed western manufacturing by transferring tech know how for free to slave labor countries. So western countries have no advantage over cheap labor.
2009zigi 1 year ago
If Walmart said they had no union, I'd put a clothespin on my nose and force myself to buy there just to support them. As it stands, I can't stand Walmart, but I'd give them my business then. Can you advise mo on that potterededwards?
igglesgirl419 2 years ago
I wont buy American its cheap and costs too much
dave777blaster 2 years ago
But I ain't an America either if I was I would be buying American Union made.
dave777blaster 2 years ago
right on man. the buy american clause would not be bad for other countries. and if they "retailated" that would be okey to. this would make societies more self efficient locally. the parasites don't like this.
tonylee1973 2 years ago
like in the 1930's.
Knoss 2 years ago
No, not like the '30s, because the protectionism most want is not COMPLETE protectionism, but a cntrolled and smart form to repair the economy but at the same time still being open some to the rest of the world.
SavageJim01 2 years ago
Rat Bastards. Buy American, Buy Union! If you want to buy japanese, move there. The best way to help our economy is to put our money into it. Those who complain about "hand outs" the auto makers have asked for, have forgotten about the banks. They were handed money, no strings .Yet, they are in the business of handling money. Where is their responsibility? Ask a bank to help make your house payment, will they give you money, no strings attached? Hell no! There's interest & fees, etc.
potteredwards 2 years ago 2
Oops! I meant to call them UNION HACKS! Because I'd personally rather make 20.00/hour and have job security than make 30.00/hour and be laid off and get 0.00/hour.
But that's just me. Obama would rather you make 0.00/hour - this way he can keep you down and have the ultimate control over everything!
If you want Socalist Healthcare, be prepared to give up your potato chips and beer and icecream or whatever snack you enjoy while you unwind. The taxes will be sky high on these items!
igglesgirl419 2 years ago
You've taken the first big step in realizing their big lie. The politicians grease the union head's palms and the black community's leaders palms. You all blindly give your vote to the dems and they live in mansions while you end up out of a job and the blacks end up repressed - still living in the ghetto. You know, holding these politicians to the fire would go a long way. Stop voting for the democrats and see if you end up with more in your pocket - and watch the union heads FREAK OUT!
igglesgirl419 2 years ago
Vote for a Republican and they live in Mansions, while you end up out of a job, and your son is shot in a useless war over oil. Then the blacks, whites, and other colors of the rainbow end up oppressed. If you were living the American Dream, you end up in the ghetto, and if you were already there, you won't have to uproot. Just peachy!!
potteredwards 2 years ago
Bubba, I'm proud of you. Your eyes have been opened. The democrats are NOT your friends. They are friends with the rich union heads who lie to you but are able to produce millions of votes to them. They're living high while you end up laid off. It works the same way in the black communitiy. The dems aren't their friends. Jesse and Al get rich off producing votes to the dems - just like the unions do - while the lemmings (union workers and black community) follow blindly along.
igglesgirl419 2 years ago
Sad, lost soul.
potteredwards 2 years ago
I will no longer buy UAW made cares. Foreign all the way for me. It's more patriotic to buy foreign than to contribute to the demise of my country at the hands of the theiving unions.
igglesgirl419 2 years ago
Hey we say we should lose our dependency on foreign oil ? I agree, but also our dependency on foreign products. Buy American Made -Safer Fairer Better Standars And Wages!!!
bestwayusa1 2 years ago 2
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RiceBurnersBaby 2 years ago
Right on!!!
potteredwards 2 years ago
@bestwayusa1 The production of domestic oil would cost you triple of what you pay now with printed money which you do it for free. I'm sure you rednecks would love to pay 10 or 20 $ per gallon.
Also when you lose your reserve currency status how will you acquire other resources like copper which are found only in one place in latin america? How will you sustain your military bases around the world with worthless paper? Are you able to build some key industries in the shortest time possible?
2009zigi 1 year ago
check out John Riches shutten down detroit and the ibuyusa video on you tube the guy has great words. We cant be sheep and spellbound anymore by deceitful politicians, media, and forieign unfair trading countries wich are paying and owning these peoples greedy souls.They are not American Patriots They are about me not We.Support Fair trade Domestic owned. BUY USA on line and at stores. Country First !!!
bestwayusa1 2 years ago 2
never buy american,buy foreign, save money buying foreign, don't support america, its evil as hell, buy from another country
integra0guy 2 years ago
If America is evil then leave it, and don't cry when you loose your job! And if you ever want to race that rice burner integra against my true American Muscle Mustang, bring it on!
mxzbrother670ho 2 years ago
. Make this the Year of the American made gift!
BestAmericanArts 2 years ago 2
Next thing will be shutten down the farms for cheap tainted china food. And tainted china fish will shut are fishermens jobs down to, yum yum. Wake up you sheep. Support USA goods Go on line to American made or Usa made, Country First.
bestwayusa1 2 years ago
Hey we say we should lose our dependency on foreign oil ? I agree, but also our dependency on foreign products. Buy American Made -Safer Fairer Better Standars And Wages!!!
bestwayusa1 2 years ago
Obama does not support "Buy American", Clinton put NAFTA into effect which destroyed the auto and other us manufacturing jobs. I am a Union member who is always being hit with Union propoganda about "Democrats are the workers best friend. Somebody is lyin' to somebody.
bubba8954 2 years ago
You are one of those union slugs begging for a bailout on your knees, like a whore wanting my tax money while you are building junk since the 80s????.. no way.... i hope all domestic junk builders GO OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!
RiceBurnersBaby 2 years ago
Politicians are liars some countries do not buy American yet America buys from them without
tariffs.
China has nothing but American jobs there
dave777blaster 2 years ago
@dave777blaster China has jobs also from Europe and Japan. If you pull out your jobs your corporations will be uncompetitive and bankrupt.
Enjoy the fruits of neoliberalism and savage capitalism. You were the ones who embraced it to it's fullest.
2009zigi 1 year ago
Buy American is a great idea but how do you get
the morons understand this
they drag their lards asses to walmart for everything
they have no conscience they are so selfish
and not caring about America they should be exiled.
dave777blaster 2 years ago 2
I f you have a Super Center Walmart, get together with a large group of friends and load up carts with parishable items, milk and ice cream and meat. Hang out until ice cream begins to melt. Walk up to cash registers and ask if Walmart is Union. When they say no, tell them that you can't shop there and leave your carts at register. This sends them into a tail spin. Remember, you have as much right to refuse to do business with them, as they do with you. Good Luck, let me know how it goes.
potteredwards 2 years ago
That's rude, there just people working at a cash register.
Knoss 2 years ago
@dave777blaster That sounds highly nationalist. And also a bit of propaganda on the side.
EpiDemic117 1 year ago
The great depression was cause by a loss of USA jobs to cheap labor. In the 90s people were buying more American products, causing are economy to do much better . But than many sheep type people were fooled into buying cheap foreign products. Making owners of these companies richer and the middle class poorer. Than offering less wages or else. Threating to leave the Usa. Dont be threaten , support American owned companies whenever you can at stores and on line Fair trade not dishonest free trade
bestwayusa1 2 years ago
Trade is base on a product you dont have apples for bannans ext. not for thngs you do have. Free trade is a race to the bottom thinkng slave labor no environmental standards turn a blind i unsafe product thinkers These are the same people who buy blood diamonds.child forced labor products to save a dollar .. Hypocrites are what they are. Fair trade is trading with countries that have similar human rights and standards and wages. When you BUY AMERICAN we know most of these demands are met
bestwayusa1 2 years ago 2
What made the Great Depression so severe and long lasting was protectionist measures just like the Buy American clause, enacted by every country, which reduced world trade by 70%. Layoffs are acceptable in the long term because the economy will simply adjust; a natural process we shouldn't be afraid of. Workers will find jobs in other industries in which their countries can be more competitive. If anything, we should be eliminating trade barriers right now, not putting them up.
natethesnake32 2 years ago 2
It's very easy to hold your opinion when your in Canada and still living with your parents!
Stop sucking at the media's tit! Blah,blah protectionism is bad......
N2thedrink 2 years ago
They are awfully quick to say protectionist aren't they?
I'm not sure but Nat. Geo had a show with Cat Earthmovers like the one in video made in Canada. Oh!!! Wiki says 51 plants in US, 58 throughout world. No wonder he doesn't like the idea.
N2thedrink 2 years ago
maybe i know what does the buy amercian clauses actually mean?
jesselyn92 2 years ago
Did anyone notice that the excavator used in Mr. Buy American's yard is a Komatsu? And the wheel loader looks like a Komatsu, or maybe a Volvo. Perhaps he should start at home and talk to Mr. Owens about some Caterpillar equipment!!
1961LTP 2 years ago 2
Maybe you should look in your driveway?
You know that GM Suburban parked there, Mexico. Dodge Ram HD- Mexico. Chev Monte Carlo-Canada and so on.
I WISH WE COULD BUY AMERICAN.
N2thedrink 2 years ago
Here's something really sickening; My Girlfriend told me that she had learned in college the other day that a full 1/8 of imported goods from China go directly to Wal Mart. So it's easy to see the type of companies that are fighting against these measures. That is why we must all unite and fight to save AMERICAN JOBS! Yours definitely could be next, mine is already gone!!!!
lackej1971 2 years ago
Sorry about your job, but at least you understand what is going on. It is nice to see someone that is so enlightened.
potteredwards 2 years ago
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Take the women workers exploited by Nike in Vietnam, whose situation we described in these pages last month (see Warning to Nike Workers: Do It--Or Else). Yes, the women making Nike shoes earned only 20 cents a hour, and some of them complained, on camera, that they needed an increase. So go ahead and turn a blind eye and support bad human rights.I cant Thats why I buy USA whenever I can in stores or on line.
bestwayusa1 2 years ago
If china or other countries made that same equipment, they wouldnt buy it from us. Soon as they do they no longer will buy that equipment. So dont worry about any trade war. That just a scare tactic for advocates of cheap labor.
bestwayusa1 2 years ago
Trade is base on a product you dont have apples for bannans ext. not for thngs you do have. Free trade is a race to the bottom thinkng slave labor no environmental standards turn a blind i unsafe product thinkers These are the same people who buy blood diamonds.child forced labor products to save a dollar .. Hypocrites are what they are. Fair trade is trading with countries that have similar human rights and standards and wages. When you BUY AMERICAN we know most of these demands are met
bestwayusa1 2 years ago
Americans make the best products in the world And are watched and policed by all American citizens to make sure products are made safely as can be Or they are fined or sued. Companys that leave USA in make products elsewhere is for low standers ,slave wages,ect Other countries have much more closed markets. In japan only 5% of there cars are foreign made because of there gov. and there more patroitic. Many Americans used to be, lets be again. Go on line to USA MADE. Fair decent jobs USA MADE.
bestwayusa1 2 years ago
@bestwayusa1 American products are the best? Then why are you buying all the "foreign crap" ? You know some time ago you could buy an american TV set instead of a sony. Why didn't you? Why didn't you bought a GM brand car instead of a toyota if they are the best?
2009zigi 1 year ago
Maybe he did dipshit.
doooobies332 1 year ago